Georgetown’s most impressive building is also one of the tallest wooden churches in the world.

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

Several bricks indicate the various flood levels this crossing has survived over the centuries.

The Guinness Record holder for largest hedge in the world is a verdant Scottish bulwark.

This excellent museum recreates the boom days of the herring rush in the "Atlantic Klondike."

A real-life homage to the Rachel McAdams and Will Ferrell's fictional Eurovision musical duo.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.

A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom

This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

Journey through this open museum where even employees remain true to period.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.